HANNA BROPHY

BAKERSFIELD LAW OFFICE

Situated at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains, Bakersfield is a bustling community that enjoys the most number of clear days in the United States, averaging 191days annually. Bakersfield’s historic and primary industries have related to Kern County’s two main industries: oil and agriculture. Kern County is the most oil-productive county in the United States, with approximately 10% of the nation’s domestic production, and it is one of the top five most productive agricultural counties in the nation. Healthcare, distribution, and manufacturing all contribute to Bakersfield’s tremendous growth in the past ten years. Bakersfield is a town that loves its hot rods and country music.

Todd Ewing joined Hanna Brophy in 1997, bringing with him several years’ worth of experience in employment litigation. He became a partner in 2002 and was promoted to the managing partner of the Riverside office in 2003. He now runs the Firm’s Los Angeles office.

Todd’s practice encompasses all aspects of workers’ compensation defense, including defense of Labor Code section 132a claims, serious & willful petitions, penalties, and CalPERS issues. He has developed a special interest in representing professional sports teams, self-insured employers, and governmental entities.

In 1986, Elizabeth began her legal career with Hanna Brophy as a law clerk during her second year of law school at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. On December 4, 2010, she was elected as Hanna Brophy’s fourteenth senior partner.

Elizabeth has an accomplished trial practice, obtaining countless “take nothing” decisions before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, many of which were injury AOE/COE psychiatric cases invoking the good faith personnel action defense. Her clients are primarily self-insured governmental agencies and school districts.

Brenna Hampton is the managing partner of our San Diego office and a California State Bar certified workers’ compensation legal specialist. In 2005, she was admitted to the California State Bar after obtaining her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, where she earned special designation as a distinguished advocate on the client counseling and negotiation teams and where she served double-tenure as president of the law school’s Women’s Law Caucus.

Todd Ewing joined Hanna Brophy in 1997, bringing with him several years’ worth of experience in employment litigation. He became a partner in 2002 and was promoted to the managing partner of the Riverside office in 2003. He now runs the Firm’s Los Angeles office.

Todd’s practice encompasses all aspects of workers’ compensation defense, including defense of Labor Code section 132a claims, serious & willful petitions, penalties, and CalPERS issues. He has developed a special interest in representing professional sports teams, self-insured employers, and governmental entities.